Press Release: TGIT! The Most Anticipated Television Series of the Season Come Together to Bring Back Must-See Thursdays, Starting May 14 on City

TORONTO (March 30, 2015) Get out the blankets ‘cause Thursdays are about to get a whole lot chillier on City. Turn on, tune in, and get hooked on two of the biggest event series of the season with the premieres of new limited dramas Wayward Pines (May 14) and City original Between (May 21).

Starring Oscar® nominees Matt Dillon (Crash), Terrence Howard (Empire), and Juliette Lewis (August: Osage County), and Oscar® winnerMelissa Leo (The Fighter), Wayward Pines tells the story of secret service agent Ethan Burke (Dillon), who, after surviving a terrible car crash, finds himself in the seemingly idyllic Idaho town – only not everything is as it seems. Based on the best-selling novels by Blake Crouch and brought to life by suspenseful storyteller and Oscar® nominee M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, The Village), Wayward PinesairsThursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT (check local listings) on City, beginning with the cryptically captivating series premiere on May 14.

Then, beginning May 21, Thursdays on City get a whole lot creepier when original series Between makes its world premiere at 8 p.m. ET/PT, leading into Wayward Pines at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Starring Jennette McCurdy (iCarly, Sam & Cat), Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. Following the broadcast, Between will make its exclusive Canadian SVOD premiere next day on shomi.

Rounding out Thursdays on City, Hannibal returns with the hair-raising Season 3 premiere, beginning June 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT (check local listings).